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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-08
The Grand Army Banquet.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 30.-The banquet
to the delegates to the national encamp-
ment given tonight at the Lindell hotel
was attended by 800 veterans. The room
was magnificently decorated. The well
coming address was made by ColeneI Dyer
and responded to by General Fairchild.
Supreme Court Justice Miller responded TO
the toast, 1.-THE President of the United
States" the Hon. Hannibal Ham
lin to ''The National Authority
as INDICATED by Abraham Lincoln, .
Major William Warner TO 1.-THE Army"
Ensigen Slocum to THE Navy, T." and mary
Others. Speaking was still going on ~
1:30 General Sherman left this afternoon.
Admiral Porter was not here, hence the
assignment Of their toasts ''army and
navy to others.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-08
Gradually Falling OFF.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-The amount Of
bonds offered at the treasury department
to-day was less than any day since the
purchase began. This fact is regarded at
the department as indicating that the gov.
eminent has practically secured ell the
floating bonds that can be obtained at the
rates fixed by the departments circular.
and that the stringency in the money mar.
ket has been sufficiently relieved for tho
present. To-day's ofTeringsaggregated S57,-
100, of which $40, $50 were and $40. $50
were al per cents.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-08
A Singular Accident.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 2s.--A strange ac-
cident occurred in the presence of hundreds
of persons near the corner of Clark and
Kinzie. streets this morning. A man was
trying to cross the street between wagons.
and was caught against the taiIboard of
wagon on one side of the head and the pole
Of truck struck him on the other side.
crushing it in and killing him instantly
while in an upright position.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-08
IA atnnmhnnt Rnrnnd.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, sept. 80. ine sif'Ss
T. u. simms, plying between MemFss n
st. Louis, was burned this motais
Island Forty. sixteen miles above ihs
She had about 2I5 baicl Of optiea y
G,OOO barrels Of -four and meal abaafa,
Of which was destroyed with the boat
Simms was valued at S2O.O OO. and
total loss So far IA known, only oas
was lost, o young man named Bunea,
Illinois, who was passenger. a ~
routabout and white deck passenstf
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-08
A New Trial OverruIed.

Sioux CITY, H., sept. 3U-In the ais
trict court to-day Judge Wakefield over
ruled the motion for a new trial in the case
of Frederick Munchcrath, who was found
guilty on the nth inst, by tho jury, o,
manslaughter, under an indictment for tho
murder of DR.. Haddock. The court tbsn
sentenced Munchcrath to q term Of fonr
years In the state penitentiary. The do.
Tense gave notice Of appeal, and MUNICH
erath was admitted TO bail in the sum az
81 600 A vi
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-08
The Conmiaaionera oho,on

WASHINGTON, d. G., Sept. 2O.--The
president has invited the Hon. William L,
Putnam, Of Maine, and the Hon. James n
Angel, Of Michigan, to act with the secre !.
tary Of state in the negotiation for settle
ment with Great Britain of the fisheries
question. Both gentlemen have accented
Mr.. Putnam has been counsel for the Uni
ted States for the last two years In cases
arising under the law and treaty in connec-
ton with the fisheries dispute, and Angel
is president Of the university of MICHIGAN
and has had experience in international
transactions.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-08
Will NOT Lower Ra+as-

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-Regarding their
Withdrawal from the Western and North
western railway freight association, the
general manager of the Burlington & North
ern road says there is no present intention
on their part to put in lower schedule OF
freight rates than now prevailing.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-08
one More oho1era viotinn.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2s.-one additional
death from cholera occurred at Swinburue
Island since last night. No new cases are
reported. 'AS
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-08

A census being taken OF South Umana
- I, = expected to show population Of
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-03
TRAGEDY AT BELLEFONTE.
DIR. Mccullough Shot and Killed by a
Mr. Hicks--The Latter Under Arres
Six Shots Fired. -Four Of
Which Take Effect

Bellefonte was the scene OF a bloody
and terrible tragedy on Saturday night
last. About o'clock, young Mr.. Hicks,
a clerk in the store of Mr.. John Martin,
OF that place, had some difficulty with
DR.. Mccullough about the settlement
of small account. From the meager
account we have of the affray it is i'm
possible to say what brought on the
quarrel that had such tragic ending.
Six pistol shots Were fred in rapid sue
cession, by Mr. Hicks and four of these
deadly missiles took effect,and the doctor
sank to the ground and died instantly.
His assailant was Immediately arrested,
nd locked up. Great excitement pre-
walls as all parties were well known and
highly respected.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-03
Washington Notes.

The reception given by the New York
State Democratic association to Frederick
Cook, at Wizards last night, was great
ovation to the recently elected secretary of
state of the Empire state.
The caucus committee Of the Democratic
senators held another meeting yesterday to
consider the question of the organization OF
the senate next Monday. Their report will
be submitted to the caucus and it is under
stood that it will recommend that the party
insist upon the seating of Messrs. Turpie, of
Indiana, and Faulkner, of West Virginia
The Republican senator's will likely not
hold their caucus on the reorganization of
committees and the contested elections from
Indiana and West Virginia till Monday
morning. Mr.. ingalls,, president pro tenn.
Of the senate and Mr. Edmunds, chairman
of the caucus committee, expect a full at
tendance of the Republican senators and
senators elect on Monday.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-03

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SATURDAY. DEC. 3rd, 1887.
Gazette Bureau in Birmingham

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Progress of the Negro.

The Negro Problem is slowly I'M"
raveling. 1t is the hand, heart and
brain of the Negro himself that must
solve it. With busy hand. pure
heart and trained brain the future OF
the colored people of America will
grow brighter and more prosperous
until he reaches the highest positions
of citizenship.
Meanwhile it is ,nsoling and en-
couragine to read such friendly words
as the following from the Chicago
Inter Ocean, the leading paper Of
the great North West;
"Last February the Rev Atticus
G. Haygood, of Oxford, Ga, genera
agent of the John F Slater fund sent
out 800 circulars asking the reply of
various prominent citizens Of both
races in the South on certain ques-
tions designed to draw out information
on the progress Of the Negroes, The
questions relatee to education, wages,
land ownership, mlscegenation, par
enthood, and the partisanship of the
Negro in prohibition contests. From
the 236 replies certain general con-
clusions with approximate correctness
may be reached. Colored parents
show more interest in the education
Of children than do the POOR whites,
and will sometimes even sacrifice at
home to give the children chance at
school. One hundred and ninety
three correspondents said the common
schools attended by colored children
were improving in character. Some
remarked that politics played an in
furious pert. The average Standing
wages" for farm hands in the cotton
States. board and lodging furnished
is $40 month. One hundred and
fifty FIVE correspondents said the Ne
gco is disposed to buy land. one re-
marking that "the negro will buy a
kingdom on credit" The fifth ques :
on wss "Are there fewer mulatto 8
(ckildren with enc parent white) born
now than twenty five years ago?''
One hundred and ninetyeight cores.
pons ents said "Yes," and every col
ored COZ respondent answered "Yes-'
One hundred and three corresponds
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-03
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Looks Like n FouI Crime.

WAUsAU, Wis, Dec. 2.-The coroner's
jury which has been Investigating the
deaths Of Carl Honikel and his five child
rem, who were cremated here the other
morning. returned a verdict stating their
belief that Mrs. Fritz, an aged German
neighbor of the Honikels, had started the
fire in family feud which had existed be-
tween the Honikels and Mrs Fritz The
latter having frequently threatened to burn
the house Of the former. Two days before
the fire the two women quarreled about
Mrs. Fritz drawing wood through the Honi-
kel lot, when the latter said: ~ will move
you out of that house before long" She
was arrested and placed in Jail
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-03

ents said a considerable number of
colored voters side with the temper
ance people in prohibition contests.
Nearly all the educated young men
espouse this cause. From the above
it certainly does appear that the Mes
gro is not uum1ndful Of his best
chances, aud in the incipient years OF
his race evolution IS a freedman is
doing what he can, handicapped as
he is, to be worthy his emancipation,
politically, industrially, and socially
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-03
BIRMINGHAM.
Roam and Lewis Arrested for
tb e Murder Of a Woman
Local Notes.
BIRMiN < HAM, Ala, Nov. "a.

Mr.. Samuel w. Roam and Wiley
d. Lewis were arrested here on the
23rd and placed in jail on charge
Of murder. Last Saturday night
some one went to the house Of Mrs.
Frances Rogers in Selma. aud called
her to the door and shot her in
the head from which she died the next
day. Roam was seen in Selma that
day, Saturday, and left some time
that night AID besides his satchel
was found in Mrs. Rogers back yard.
Lewis divorced son-in law of Mrs.
Rogers and he claims that his moth
er is the cause of all his family trou
bles and it is said that he was heard
to tay on last Saturday that he had
sent man there, to Selma, to fix
her, meaning Mrs. Rogers. Roam
came back here, aud yesterday they
were arrested by Officer Carr, (col }
of Selma.
The evidence is very daminging
to both, toge ther with the fact that
they were both together in house
Of i'll fame when arrested.
Ga the night of the 23rd inst. the
members Of the Congregational
church gave their pastor, Rev. Swell
a surprise party in which they pre-
sented him with many valuable and
useful articles.
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciatlon held their last meeting Suns
day goth inst. in the fam Gus Buzzard
Roost.
Rev. j. M. Goodloe is attending
the A. NJ. E. Conference in Selma
this week.
Roam and Lewis were taken back
on the Gath, and it is the general op-.
inion here that they will be lynched.
JACK DAw.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-03

Kindly noticing our eight page
Thanksgiving and Ninth Anniversary
Edition of last Saturday the pro
gressive Daily Mercury remarks
although the GAZETTE is on the
wrong side in politics, yet it seems
to possess staying qualities as q
weekly newspaper"
Thank you. But the Mercury should
not be selfish. 1t has on its side OF
the fence all the papers Of Huntsville
except The Gazette, and should not
covet the sole Republican organ.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-03
Chairmen of the house Com mittees.

WASHINGTON, Dec Q OF sixty-eight
chairmen of house committees during the
last congress, but about twanty are mem
bers of the Fiftieth congress which convenes
on Monday next. The leading committees
which will require new heads are the ways
End means, Judiciary, river and harbors,
commerce. banking and currency, military
affairs, public lands, Indian affairs, terrific
ries, Pacific railroads, educational, District
of Columbia
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-03
Commissioner OF Agriculture's Report
Lists In the Oman Cases.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Acting Commits
yioner Stockslager Of the general land office,
has sent to the secretary of the interior his
approval of lands due the St. Paul, Chicago
& Minneapolis and ahaRailroad company
under the recent decision of Secretary
Lamar in directing the adjustment of the
grants In what is known as the Omaha
cases The lists as sent to the secretary give
the railroad 202, 600 acres more than the de-
cision of Commissioner Sparks Secretary
Lamar approved the lists
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-03

In your issue Of the 18th inst.
noticed in the proceedings of the Un-
ION Bethel Literary Society, that
"A Gloomy Picture of the New South
was given in false light by Mr.. w.
Il. II. Hart. purporting to be from
Alabama; but there is not a place
even in the rural districts of Alaba-
ma SO dark and benighted in ignor-
ance as described by Mr.. Hart an
less it be in the immediate vicinity of
the State where he resided, as we
known nothing Of him ia the enlight-
ed portions of centra.. and north Ala
bama. The population of Alabama
is 1862, sos; it covers an area of
81, $40 square miles. The northern
portion is as rich and abundant in
mineral products as any State in the
Union; the southern portion contains
some of the finest timber and a sricul-
tural regions that there are in this
country. 1t is traversed by many
railroads from noith to south, east
TO west, and several navigable streams
Our school system is not as perfect as
it should be; but we are fortunate
enough to have one State University,
two normal schools ana FIVE denomi-
national schools, all taught by com.
petent and efficient teacners-of
course you are to understand that
these sre Negro schools; also first
class city schools in all the larger cit.
les and towns, as Mobile, Montgome-
ry, Birmingham, Selma, Huntsville,
Florence and many others. I travel
regularly over 800 or 400 miles Of the
State and find schools in every town
ship, all over rural districts. The Ne
gro is not only improving education
ally, Lut is also accommodating pop
erty, thereby becoming owners as
we'll as tillers Of the soil Some are
considered wealthy. We also have an
educated ministry, lawyers, doctors. a
drug store and pharmacist in the city
OF Selma. There are fifteen or twen-
ty newspapers, ably edited, through,
out the State. All such false states>
ments about the South lead the peo-
pie of the North to believe that we
are caunibals or ferocious beasts.
We have simply to say Of all such
statesments that they are Conceived
in sin and born in iniquity" We
thank Walter" your Washing
ton correspondent, for the light he
gave upon the subject and are glad
that he did not agree with Mr.. Hart.
Mr.. Hart says that he does not desire
to live any further South than Wash
ington. If Mr.. Hart is So short sight
ed that he cannot see the progress
made by his race IN so short period,
do not need need him in the South,
and if he continues to make such
false statements it will be better for
the race if he and all his kind we're
in Halifax.
l take this opportunity Of correct
ing gross injustice done the Negro
of the South, and believing the Age
with its wide circulation strives to
help thu elevation of therace, l send
this communication to you for pub
lication.
": H. Nixon,
P. E. Birmingham District A. NJ. E.
Church.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-03
Rnrnt Pauer Money.

WASHINGTON, Dec 2.-Ths treasury de-
partment has re ceived a large quantity of
paper money which had been burned almost
to cinders in a railroad srnashup and con-
fagrations. Although to the inexpert the
paper could scarcely be recognized as frag-
pients of money. The treasury experts ex-
oect to make out the denominations and e5
t,m a ta the yalua
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-03
An Unusual Occurrence.

WASHINGTON, Dsc. 2-The debt state
nent issued from the treasury department.
shows an increase during thu month of No
vember in the public debt of 81, 400, $50
The unusual occurrence, an increase in the
debt, is attributable to the unusual large
pension pay yments during November, aggre-
eating, as they did, S1S, 2S7, $50.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-03
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1t is the unexpected that still hap
pens. A South Carolina child was
recently born in a coffin!
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-03
Rev. Charles A. Berry Accepta.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2-The Rev. Charles A.
Berry, Of Wolverhampton, England, has
cabled the officials of Plymouth church,
acknowledging receipt of their "call, y and
ST ting that his reply would follow by
mail
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-03
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Atlanta went soaking wet, as it
were, last Saturday.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-03
LINKED AT LAST F!
Driving of the Last Spike on the
Nashville & Huntsville r. r.
Arrival Of the First Through Trail
from Nashville.
A Gala Day I'm HuntsviIle's History.
Her Citizens Assemble to Witness
the Drivin. Of the Last Spike.

The Huntsville and Nashville Railroad
is now fixed and accomplished fact.
The last spike that links the two cities
Nashville and Huntsville-has been
driven and the first through train from
the former city has arrived, prompt on
schedule time.
Although Monday was a cold day,
yetit did not deter the beauty, wealth
and chivalry of our goodly city from as
sembiing at the depot to witness the i'm.
posing ceremonies fraught with SO much
of interest to our community. On the
arrival Of the first passenger train, the
crowd assembled in the near vicinity Of
the new depot, where Hunter McDon-
aid, Esq, the engineer who constructed
and built the road, had place reserved
in the line wherein the last spike was to
De Qf1Ven nara ana last.
HON. ED. 1. MAsTIN,
city Mayor, delivered an eloquent address
in which he paid a glowing tribute to
the worth and beauty of our Sunny
Southland. The Mayor was followed by
HON. OSCAR r. HUNDLEY,
the Secretary Of the Road, and one Of the
most prominent and pushing workers
connected with the new line. In brief
address, well timed and to the point, he
introduced
MISS SUSIE CHADWICK,
who Immediately drove the golden
spike in the rails, and the work was fn-
ished amid the cheers of the bystanders,
and the blowing of whistles from the
locomoties and factories adjacent.
The road is completed, and the time
card of trains, their arrival and depart-
ure, will be found in another column.
But the work for Huntsville is only be-
gun. The road must not stop here. We
must work without ceasing until it is
pushed beyond the river, and on to Bir-
mingham. This is but the beginning of
the new dawn of prosperity for Hunts
vile, and having accomplished this
much we can accomplish still more. The
men who built the Flora branch are with
us still and we have lost none of the old
time enthusiasm that has carried us so
far from darkness to light.
During the spike driving ceremony
MR. IRA F. COLLINS,
our artistic photographer, who was on
the ground, made an instantaneous pho
tograph OF the scene, which will be
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-03
MR.. IRA F. COLLINS,

our artistic photographer, who was on
the ground, made an instantaneous pho
tograph OF the scene, which will be
priced as valuable souvenir in after
years.